:The term [[systems architecture]] has originally been applied to the architecture of [[system]]s that consistsconsist of both hardware and [[software]]. The main concern addressed by the systems architecture is then the integration of software and hardware in a complete, correctly working device. In another common – much broader – meaning, the term applies to the architecture of any complex system which may be of a technical, [[Sociotechnical system|sociotechnical]] or social nature.
